Hello Skinny readers...here's your taste for today!

[Debi]

http://www.dmcityview.com/skinny.shtml

This week: a slogan, a bad driving record, a missing news story

Leonard Boswell has come up with his slogan for battling and belittling primary opponent Ed Fallon: Doesn’t Play Well With Others. That’s the message in an e-mail Skinny saw from the Boswell campaign. The heart of the e-mail: “Ed was a State Representative for 14 years before he ran for governor. With that much experience in the legislature, isn’t it odd that very few of his colleagues stood behind him in his race for governor? The truth is he has no major legislative accomplishment to show for his time in office. He is not someone who works with others.” The e-mail doesn’t mention that Fallon carried the district in the three-way gubernatorial primary. … Boswell got a bit of a break last week when former legislator George Eichhorn said he’d run against Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin. That means there will be a primary for the Republican nomination — one or two guys nobody ever heard of also are in the fray — and Skinny’s highly paid political panel says that means Republicans aren’t likely to cross over in the June primary to vote for Fallon, a bit of political mischief because Republicans believe Fallon would be easier to beat in November. That’s too bad; Skinny loves mischief. One problem, of course, is that so far no Republican has come forth to run for the Congressional seat. …

...It seems like only last week Skinny was saying that Republican legislator Scott Raecker was considering a run for governor. It seems like only this week we’re saying he isn’t running. “I am not considering a run for governor,” he e-mails Skinny. “Your source is incorrect. And if you would like to verify the fact you can certainly call my wife. Have a good day.” It was a good day until we got the e-mail. We’d like to know who to call — we doubt it’s Raecker’s wife — to figure out who’s financing those anti-Culver TV spots, but whoever it is has a sense of humor. The ads say they are paid for by the Iowa Future Fund, the name of a PAC that until a year or so ago was a Tom Harkin PAC. But he didn’t renew the name, a fact that some mischievous Republican must have noticed, so it was picked up to be the front for the anti-Culver spots. Skinny loves mischievous Republicans. …

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[DU9598]

1. More gossip from a republican without a name

I remember when the skinny used to be informative. Now it is just cheap swats at D's, especially Gov. Culver.

When can we get our liberal independent news source back?

[Debi]

2. Did you read all of it?

Maybe I should quit posting Skinny since it's NOT what it used to be.

But what will my Iowa-DU lurking buddies do if I don't share DSM statehouse gossip w/them?

;)

[DU9598]

3. I just hate to give the hate website hits, so post it all

I don't think anyone will complain, just to keep them from getting site hits.

Love ya!

[Hardrada]

5. It's still interesting to read but with the proverbial grain of salt.

Our driveway, if anyone is interested, is almost free of ice now!

:7

[Debi]

6. Heh - ours is 3/4 clear!

but the water backed up into our garage and froze, so our garage floor is still 100% skating rink ready!

[Counciltucky]

4. Has Skinny ever met a NON-mischievous Republican?

Last I checked, you can't be a Republican unless you're an expert at underhanded tactics.